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Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Wisconsin

2023 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Wisconsin

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Finding the Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, vehicle maintenance & repair students earned 820 degrees and certificates from a Wisconsin school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Wisconsin to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Wisconsin to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Vehicle Maintenance & Repair program at each school on the list.


 

Check out the vehicle repair basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Wisconsin.

Our 2023 rankings named Fox Valley Technical College the most popular school in Wisconsin for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 7% of the students majoring in vehicle repair at the school are women while 93% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gateway Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 4% of the vehicle repair majors at the school.

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#3

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

Out of the 9 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Western Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of La Crosse.

Women make up 7% of the vehicle repair majors at the school.

Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Western Technical College Report

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Waukesha County Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular vehicle maintenance & repair schools in Wisconsin. WCTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Pewaukee.

About 4% of the students majoring in vehicle repair at the school are women while 96% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the rural area of Shell Lake, WITC is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 7% of the vehicle repair majors at the school.

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Chippewa Valley Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate vehicle maintenance & repair programs. CVTC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Eau Claire.

Women make up 25% of the vehicle repair majors at the school.

Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Chippewa Valley Technical College Report

Northcentral Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate vehicle maintenance & repair programs. Located in the small city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Northcentral Technical College Report

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Located in the midsize city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 10% of the students majoring in vehicle repair at the school are women while 90% are male.

Read full report on Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

Milwaukee Area Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate vehicle maintenance & repair programs. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 727
Indiana 905
Ohio 1,409
Illinois 2,629

One of 7 majors within the trade school area of study, vehicle maintenance & repair has other similar majors worth exploring.

Vehicle Repair Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician 33,827
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician 8,686
Airframe Mechanics & Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician 7,143
Autobody/Collision & Repair Technology/Technician 4,725
Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician 2,739
Medium/Heavy Vehicle & Truck Technology/Technician 2,101
Motorcycle Maintenance & Repair Technology/Technician 1,140
Marine Maintenance/Fitter & Ship Repair Technology/Technician 823
Avionics Maintenance Technology/Technician 724
High Performance & Custom Engine Technician/Mechanic 489
General Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Technologies 472
Small Engine Mechanics & Repair Technology/Technician 213
Alternative Fuel Vehicle Technology/Technician 147
Engine Machinist 107
Other Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Technologies 97
Bicycle Mechanics & Repair Technology/Technician 11
Recreation Vehicle (RV) Service Technician 7

Related Major Annual Graduates
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 21,891
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance 8,446
Electronics Maintenance & Repair 8,127
Precision Systems Maintenance 2,185
Mechanic & Repair Tech (Other) 1,184

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Airman 1st Class Nigel Sandridge.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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